I found a great quote and analogy from an essay published in Current Biology by Peter Lawrence titled The Mismeasurement of Science. This essay takes…
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Follow the New Highly Allochthonous!
Blog friends and geo-geeks Anne and Chris of Highly Allochthonous have moved their blog from ScienceBlogs to a new domain. Make you sure you update…
View More Follow the New Highly Allochthonous!Moko Has Died
You may remember Moko, the playful, pygmy sperm whale-saving, lovable dolphin from New Zealand? I’ve just learned from a commenter that he was found dead…
View More Moko Has DiedOil Spill Update: June 23rd, 2010
Its been 64 magical days and 160 million glorious gallons (or is it even more…nobody knows…) since the Deepwater Horizon laid down the ultimate Gulf of Mexico…
View More Oil Spill Update: June 23rd, 2010Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010
The newest update is that British Petroleum’s ‘top kill’ (animation, description from engineers) and ‘junk shot’ will join ‘top hat’ in the list of failed…
View More Oil Spill Update: May 31st 2010Friday Cuteness
Last week, a curious California sea lion pup wandered into the welding shop at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA. El Nino years…
View More Friday CutenessThe Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: A Timeline
I spent a summer as an undergraduate in Port Fourchon, Louisiana conducting field work. Some of my fondest memories surround that summer I spent in…
View More The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: A TimelineCONGRATULATIONS BLOGOSPHERE!!!
First, our very own beloved Miriam PASSED HER PRELIMS!!!!1!!1!! She is PhD Candidate Goldstein. Also, my friend and coworker, Southern Fried Scientist PASSED HIS PRELIMS!!!!!!11!!!1!…
View More CONGRATULATIONS BLOGOSPHERE!!!What’s New With Kevin Z and the Oceans?
Like the good Dr. M explained last post, frequency of content is down around here. Though I do not intend to take a break or…
View More What’s New With Kevin Z and the Oceans?Oil: Not just for autos but coral reefs as well
In part two of unintended series on oil… Unless you live under an oil covered rock you probably already know that a Chinese ship carrying…
View More Oil: Not just for autos but coral reefs as well